A local Hospital here bills a woman $500 for fainting at sight of son's dead body. - GoFuckYourself.com

Fred Quimby · 08-25-2004, 02:02 PM

What a bunch of COCK SUKERS at that hospital

(08/25/04) HOLTSVILLE ? A woman identifying her dead son was billed by Stony Brook University Hospital for fainting at the facility.

Roseanne Draghi lost her 20-year-old son as the result of a drunk driving accident. After becoming overwhelmed at the sight of her son?s corpse at the hospital, she received a $500 bill from Stony Brook hospital for treatment received during the incident. Draghi says the hospital has ?no humanity or compassion? for the circumstances surrounding the toughest day of her life.

twistyneck · 08-25-2004, 02:06 PM

She got off cheap.

Marcus Aurelius · 08-25-2004, 02:07 PM

what a bunch of fucking assholes.

VeriSexy · 08-25-2004, 02:08 PM

The health care system really sucks..........

Babagirls · 08-25-2004, 02:09 PM

thats fucked up

TheLegacy · 08-25-2004, 02:10 PM

and you still prefer USA than Canada??

baddog · 08-25-2004, 02:12 PM

I have a feeling the charges will be dismissed

Sly_RJ · 08-25-2004, 02:13 PM

For treatment received during incident? What kind of treatment?

Mr Pheer · 08-25-2004, 02:32 PM

I dont see the problem... hospitals are in business to make money. They are not there to provide free care.

exposed · 08-25-2004, 02:33 PM

thats fuckin lame

GatorB · 08-25-2004, 02:37 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
I dont see the problem... hospitals are in business to make money. They are not there to provide free care.

They SHOULDN'T. What if the fire and police departments werr "for profit"?

"Sorry Maam we can't put put the fire out at you house until you have the cash or show proof of insurance"

"Help I'm being raped"

"Do you have insurance? We can't save you until you have insurance"

Mr Pheer · 08-25-2004, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by GatorB
They SHOULDN'T. What if the fire and police departments werr "for profit"?

"Sorry Maam we can't put put the fire out at you house until you have the cash or show proof of insurance"

"Help I'm being raped"

"Do you have insurance? We can't save you until you have insurance"

You get what you pay for. I dont want free medical care.

And when have you ever had a cop there when you needed one? I wish I could pay them for better service. I can say however that the Las Vegas Fire Department is a kick ass operation.

directfiesta · 08-25-2004, 02:44 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
I dont see the problem... hospitals are in business to make money. They are not there to provide free care.

Well, they could have loaded her on an ambulance for a few seconds, jut enough to bill her for " transportation"....

CamChicks · 08-25-2004, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
I dont see the problem... hospitals are in business to make money. They are not there to provide free care.

Everything that is wrong with America summed up in one post.

StuBradley · 08-25-2004, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
...And when have you ever had a cop there when you needed one? I wish I could pay them for better service.

I second that

garett · 08-25-2004, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
You get what you pay for. I dont want free medical care.

And when have you ever had a cop there when you needed one? I wish I could pay them for better service. I can say however that the Las Vegas Fire Department is a kick ass operation.

Easy to say when you can afford it.

I guess poor people don't deserve to be treated for life threatening injuries. Even ones who did have a decent job until it was outsourced to India and they lost their benefits and then just happened to get into a freak car accident where a piece of the windsheild went through their lungs and they just happened to be between jobs and not have benefits.

Let them all die. If you don't pay for medical care you don't deserve life.

stocktrader23 · 08-25-2004, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by CamChicks
Everything that is wrong with America summed up in one post.

Oh good grief. This is another one of those "where would you draw the line" things. The owner / director of the hospital wasn't sitting there. Hospitals have something called procedure and they did their job. Your probably auto billed when you name hits the computer, which it must if you are treated there for any reason.

abadfish · 08-25-2004, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by TheLegacy
and you still prefer USA than Canada??

Yes... unless healthcare wasn't the only reason.

stocktrader23 · 08-25-2004, 02:58 PM

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Originally posted by garett
Easy to say when you can afford it.

I guess poor people don't deserve to be treated for life threatening injuries. Even ones who did have a decent job until it was outsourced to India and they lost their benefits and then just happened to get into a freak car accident where a piece of the windsheild went through their lungs and they just happened to be between jobs and not have benefits.

Let them all die. If you don't pay for medical care you don't deserve life.

I don't know a single person than can't afford insurance / doctor visits that doesn't go to the doctor or hospital when they are sick. My siter in law has had 2 heart surgeries the most recent just over a year ago. She's broke.

dready · 08-25-2004, 03:00 PM

What a bunch of inhuman assholes.

stocktrader23 · 08-25-2004, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by dready
What a bunch of inhuman assholes.

eh

Dirty F · 08-25-2004, 03:01 PM

What does it cost in the US to be covered for medical shit?

Here in Holland its about 50/60 bucks a month and if youre above a certain income level (like me

) you pay about 110 bucks for a standard cover.

Dirty F · 08-25-2004, 03:03 PM

About the thread itself...its a hospital and they charge you just like any other business. They cannot get personal and emotional. Period. It sucks but thats the way it is and i understand it. If this wouldve happened to me i would be pissed but i also would understand it.

garett · 08-25-2004, 03:08 PM

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Originally posted by Battuss
About the thread itself...its a hospital and they charge you just like any other business. They cannot get personal and emotional. Period. It sucks but thats the way it is and i understand it. If this wouldve happened to me i would be pissed but i also would understand it.

Yeah but as someone else just said, that shouldn't be the case.

Hospitals should not be businesses. The privitization of health care is a very scary scenario. Because the patient no longer comes first.. the bottom line comes first.

I'm a business man, any webmaster here is. And I understand bottom line and profit well. Which is why it scares me to think of hospitals run in such a way, and by such people.

Hospitals should be run by government and paid for by tax dollars. I hate paying taxes as much as anyone else.. but saving lives is one thing I don't mind my tax dollars going towards.

Fred Quimby · 08-25-2004, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by Battuss
What does it cost in the US to be covered for medical shit?

Here in Holland its about 50/60 bucks a month and if youre above a certain income level (like me ) you pay about 110 bucks for a standard cover.

HOLY SHIT,,,are you kidding me???

My wife pays $450 per month for our family through her job.

If I wanted to get it under my business it would be 4x that.

Dirty F · 08-25-2004, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by Fred Quimby
HOLY SHIT,,,are you kidding me???

My wife pays $450 per month for our family through her job.

If I wanted to get it under my business it would be 4x that.

So thats you and your wife and a kid?

A bit more than here but nothing too crazy.

dirtyone · 08-25-2004, 03:14 PM

Hospitals like any other business have to pay salaries for doctors, nurses, janitors etc as well as supplies, electricity, hazardous waste removal and on and on and on.... just like any other business.

Yeah it sucks that she got a bill but that's life. No where in the article does it say anything about weather or not she has insurance so who knows if she will even have to pay the $500.

Also since there is no link to the article one can only guess what kind of treatment she received.

Maybe she fell and gashed her head open and required stitches or maybe they fanned her face until she woke up and gave her a glass of water.

GatorB · 08-25-2004, 03:15 PM

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Originally posted by Battuss
What does it cost in the US to be covered for medical shit?

Here in Holland its about 50/60 bucks a month and if youre above a certain income level (like me ) you pay about 110 bucks for a standard cover.

depends on a lot of factors. I checked in in my area to over me an my son with the smallest decdcutable( $500 ) would run me $400 a month( and I still have to pay 20% from $500-$5000 ) and we're in good health and I don't smoke. If I upped the decuctable to $5000 it's drops to about $250 a month( pays 100% after deductable is met ).

dirtyone · 08-25-2004, 03:15 PM

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Originally posted by garett
Yeah but as someone else just said, that shouldn't be the case.

Hospitals should not be businesses. The privitization of health care is a very scary scenario. Because the patient no longer comes first.. the bottom line comes first.

I'm a business man, any webmaster here is. And I understand bottom line and profit well. Which is why it scares me to think of hospitals run in such a way, and by such people.

Hospitals should be run by government and paid for by tax dollars. I hate paying taxes as much as anyone else.. but saving lives is one thing I don't mind my tax dollars going towards.

This has nothing to do with quality of care. She was treated released and charged for services rendered.

I see nothing that states she was not treated or treated poorly.

Nanda · 08-25-2004, 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by Battuss
What does it cost in the US to be covered for medical shit?

Here in Holland its about 50/60 bucks a month and if youre above a certain income level (like me ) you pay about 110 bucks for a standard cover.

Of course that's cheap, but I thought medical care was free there?

Dirty F · 08-25-2004, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by Nanda
Of course that's cheap, but I thought medical care was free there?

Well i think you mean that normally your boss will pay it i believe.

LiveDose · 08-25-2004, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by twistyneck
She got off cheap.

lol

wdsguy · 08-25-2004, 03:28 PM

well i hope she has insurance

robfantasy · 08-25-2004, 04:03 PM

whats the big deal? she fainted she needed medical attention.

$500 is nothing for an ER visit.

directfiesta · 08-25-2004, 04:57 PM

What I notice here is that the " hardcore" Bush fanatics find this very " normal" ....
I am sorry, but I don't.... The woman lost her child withouit any warning or preparation ( was not due to a long illness)...

Anyway, USA is a f-u country...

JSA Matt · 08-25-2004, 05:00 PM

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Originally posted by Sly_RJ
For treatment received during incident? What kind of treatment?

Those were $500 sheets they had to change...

baddog · 08-25-2004, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GatorB
They SHOULDN'T. What if the fire and police departments werr "for profit"?

"Sorry Maam we can't put put the fire out at you house until you have the cash or show proof of insurance"

"Help I'm being raped"

"Do you have insurance? We can't save you until you have insurance"

okay . . . did you just say that hospitals should not make a profit?

James White · 08-25-2004, 07:32 PM

thats fucked up. i'd sue the living shit outa them, for something.

baddog · 08-25-2004, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by garett
Easy to say when you can afford it.

I guess poor people don't deserve to be treated for life threatening injuries. Even ones who did have a decent job until it was outsourced to India and they lost their benefits and then just happened to get into a freak car accident where a piece of the windsheild went through their lungs and they just happened to be between jobs and not have benefits.

Let them all die. If you don't pay for medical care you don't deserve life.

I don't know where you live, but here we have county hospitals that are essentially free, and we have private, for profit hospitals

Doctor Dre · 08-25-2004, 07:33 PM

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Originally posted by VeriSexy
The health care system really sucks..........

For once I'm glad to be in canada ... healtcare is FREE !!!

baddog · 08-25-2004, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by garett
Yeah but as someone else just said, that shouldn't be the case.

Hospitals should not be businesses. The privitization of health care is a very scary scenario. Because the patient no longer comes first.. the bottom line comes first.

I'm a business man, any webmaster here is. And I understand bottom line and profit well. Which is why it scares me to think of hospitals run in such a way, and by such people.

Hospitals should be run by government and paid for by tax dollars. I hate paying taxes as much as anyone else.. but saving lives is one thing I don't mind my tax dollars going towards.

yeah, and who do you think is going to spend the time and energy to make medical advances? not someone that is getting paid gov't wages, that is for sure

Michael O · 08-25-2004, 07:35 PM

Here in Denmark its free (paid over taxes) from doctor appointments to heart/lung transplant.
and you can pick from any hospital in the country

SureFire · 08-25-2004, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by wdsguy
well i hope she has insurance

Seems she doesn't because most hospitals just charge you co-pay.

baddog · 08-25-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Doctor Dre
For once I'm glad to be in canada ... healtcare is FREE !!!

really? what is your tax rate?

baddog · 08-25-2004, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by Keyser Soze
Here in Denmark its free (paid over taxes) from doctor appointments to heart/lung transplant.
and you can pick from any hospital in the country

and your tax rate is what?

Crypt · 08-25-2004, 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by Doctor Dre
For once I'm glad to be in canada ... healtcare is FREE !!!

Its not free , you pay for it , and you pay for all the dumbass who dont work to

Do you pay tax sometime?

Joe Citizen · 08-25-2004, 07:42 PM

America has failed miserably at managing public healthcare.

They should take a lead from countries like Denmark, Australia and Canada where the system works much better.

Tom_PMs · 08-25-2004, 07:42 PM

I actually need to see a doctor, but I dont have insurance so I'm holding back.. My family says "just go to the emergency room", but I dont want to abuse the system.

About the thread subject, I think it's sad that someone actually took the time to write up paperwork and such and bill the woman. Hopefully they didnt understand the situation and it was really an error, but I tend to doubt it.

SureFire · 08-25-2004, 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by Doctor Dre
For once I'm glad to be in canada ... healtcare is FREE !!!

How does it take to get a MRI in Canada? For that matter to any specialist? Just wondering

baddog · 08-25-2004, 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by SureFire
Seems she doesn't because most hospitals just charge you co-pay.

no they don't, and there are not enough details to make any determination as to what her coverage was or if she had any

08-25-2004, 02:02 PM	#1
Fred Quimby Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,430	A local Hospital here bills a woman $500 for fainting at sight of son's dead body. What a bunch of COCK SUKERS at that hospital (08/25/04) HOLTSVILLE ? A woman identifying her dead son was billed by Stony Brook University Hospital for fainting at the facility. Roseanne Draghi lost her 20-year-old son as the result of a drunk driving accident. After becoming overwhelmed at the sight of her son?s corpse at the hospital, she received a $500 bill from Stony Brook hospital for treatment received during the incident. Draghi says the hospital has ?no humanity or compassion? for the circumstances surrounding the toughest day of her life. __________________

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Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	About the thread itself...its a hospital and they charge you just like any other business. They cannot get personal and emotional. Period. It sucks but thats the way it is and i understand it. If this wouldve happened to me i would be pissed but i also would understand it.

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dirtyone Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: God's Country (Georgia) Posts: 3,706	Hospitals like any other business have to pay salaries for doctors, nurses, janitors etc as well as supplies, electricity, hazardous waste removal and on and on and on.... just like any other business. Yeah it sucks that she got a bill but that's life. No where in the article does it say anything about weather or not she has insurance so who knows if she will even have to pay the $500. Also since there is no link to the article one can only guess what kind of treatment she received. Maybe she fell and gashed her head open and required stitches or maybe they fanned her face until she woke up and gave her a glass of water.

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